Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-05-26

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mill.
Lee Funk is charging his house
rs spoken of in these columns several
weeks ago. The old roof has been
torn Oft and is being replaced by a
hip roof.
ID. Z. Soar returned Tuesday even.
ing from weeks soiourn in Kansas.
lie sees simething of a boom there,
but no genuine prosperity such as
Iowa enjoys.
J. w. Rosenberg returned from
Kansas Wednesday. He enjoyed
pleasant visits with former citizens
of Audubon at Wellington and
Garden City.
Charlie Dennis sold ao7 copies of
the Atlantic Telegraph during the
progress of the Ryan trial. Charlie
gets very professional tone when
selling papers. .
Postmaster Foster is giving his
office a thorough renoyating, and
applying paint and white wash where
needed. The office is much improved
by the process.
The fourth annual encampment
of Sons of Veterans, Iowa Division,
will be held at Des Moines Iune
18th and 18th. Railways will give
excursion rates.
w. II. Cowlcs gave an exhibition
performance on his bicycle Tuesday
evening. He has thoroughly con.
quered the critter, and is enabled to
enjoy the pastimc.
DREss MAKING.--Done by Miss
Clara Hibbs and Miss Anna Rose.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Give us
call. Shop four doors north of Au.
dubon County Bank.
A Nav dance was held in court
house hall last night. About twenty
couples were in attendance and en-
joycd a rare good time. Kennels
Bros. orchestra furnished the har-
mony.
George Killer and Yves Jay and
son started on prospecting tour
through Kansas last Friday morn
ing. They will visit the southern
and western portions Of that boom
ing state.
The old walk through the park
is being replaced by one of coal Gin.
dcrs, which are deeply and firmly
imbeded. Atlantic has several
walks of this material which it is
said improve by long usage.
George Barlow returned last week
from the Black Hills, where he
spent the winter and spring. He
has not found the country equal to
what is claimed tor it, and is over
joyed to set foot on Audubon county
soil once more.
Hugh Owen sustained the fracture
of two bones of his left foot in Jump.
ing twelve feet from a bridge near
Extra, last week. He suffered with
a broken leg several years ago, and
now testifles that there is little choice
between the two accidents.
STRAyED.-From the premises of
John Roach on section Z, Sharon,
night, May 2sd, light
gray mare, nine years old, with scar
of flesh wound on each shoulder. A
suitable reward will be given for
information as to her whereabouts.
A small company Of gypsies were
in town few hours last Saturday.
They had good spring wagons and
some good horses, but otherwise
their possessions were limited. The
people were anything but prepos.
sessing, apparently living in squalor
AL ignorance.
session. 'Taell board held a short
session nn, Consider Ias' thaevening, but did
supreme intcrest-the'ter now OF
dency. Another meeting ~n'en-
held tomorrow night. There are
.9en applicants for the position OF
''p> ;ntendcnt.
N 81 o;n nu' is q endleman went to Des
SnndaS. Friday to remain over CT
sunday 'on,'here he will go to
Atlanta, ga, to l. ,ain q year or
more. He will ems oe in some
business pursuit, and ha ing good
business ability we predict lat he
will succeed in whatever he nav
undertake.
A special train over the Roc
: Island left this station Sunday morn
ing at 6:2o, taking one car of stool
from here; twelve cars of cattl
, from Extra, the property of Senate
, Gault, of Appanoose county; an
three cars from Brayton. The tri
, from Extra to Chicago was made i
nineteen hours.
The Odd Fellows have had
well sunk at Maple Grove cemetery
a The supply is good and will Civ
!. ample facilities for watering flower
and shrubs. The convenience wi
. be highly appreciated, and wit
this means at hand great deal NOR
shrubbery will be planted, so that tn
silent city will be made even NOR
beautiful than heretofore.
A HAPPY REUNION. - Darir
Pingrey,E. P Savage, B. w. Brown
Clinton circuit and l.. Carpente
: men who were boys together, me
for the first time in twenty-five yeal
J. in Omaha, on Tuesday, the ISt
n inst. 1t is not in order to note ii
$ details Of the reunion, but the ger
:, tlemen celebrated the OCCASION il
formally though none the le
auspiciously.
e The Northwestern railway Ell
l. ployes are rejoicing in the prospec
for some new clothes. The powe
e have ordered that employees WEI
L uniforms with badges to distinguis
n the positions they hold in the con
|. pany's service. A tailor was ov'
the branch last week taking mea